A COSMIC, TIME-TRAVEL ADVENTURE BEGINS IN IMAGE/GHOST MACHINE’S UPCOMING THE ROCKETFELLERS SERIES LAUNCH THIS NOVEMBER

PORTLAND, Ore. 08/21/2024 — Fan-favorite writer Peter J. Tomasi (Batman and Robin, Super Sons) and Shuster Award and Inkwell Award artist Francis Manapul (The Flash, Clear) team up for Ghost Machine’s all-new cosmic, time-travel adventure in the upcoming launch, The Rocketfellers. This highly anticipated ongoing series, set in Ghost Machine’s Family Odyssey universe, is set to hit shelves in November from Image Comics.

In the picture-perfect 25th century, the Rocketfeller family—living a disconnected and emotionally-distant existence—discover a terrible secret: in their hands is the fate of humanity. Hunted down, the Rocketfellers enlist in the Time Zone Protection Program and escape to present-day Earth. If they can’t find a way to trust each other in this strange “ancient” world of today, they and our future will perish!

“We’re excited for you to meet this ensemble cast of characters from the future! The Rocketfellers’ time-travelling adventure reflects the timeless struggle and triumph every family encounters,” said Manapul. “Telling this type of story comes at a poignant intersection in my career and personal experience, and I couldn’t have found a more perfect collaborator in Pete. The team at Ghost Machine is dedicated to giving the readers a fun and thrilling experience, and, most importantly, characters you’ll look forward to growing with. Come and join the Rocketfellers’ family this November!”

Tomasi added: “I love exploring and diving deep into family dynamics with this series because that’s something every reader can relate and empathize with and bringing The Rocketfellers to life with Francis Manapul has been fun, heart-wrenching, action-packed, dramatic and an all-out blast as we let these wonderful characters tumble, stumble and run headfirst into adventures and discoveries of epic and every day proportions. But to simply boil it down, The Rocketfellers is a rollercoaster of emotion and restless dreams as a family runs from their present to save their future. All of us here at Ghost Machine have a singular purpose and that is to make great comic books with engaging characters and enthralling stories.”

The Rocketfellers #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 20:

  • Cover A by Manapul – Lunar Code 0924IM278
  • Cover B by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – Lunar Code 0924IM279
  • Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Mark Chiarello – Lunar Code 0924IM280
  • Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Mike Del Mundo – Lunar Code 0924IM281
  • Cover E 1:1,000 copy incentive Francis Manapul Original Art Convention Sketch Cover Var (Limit One Per Store) – Lunar Code 0924IM282
  • Cover F blank sketch – Lunar Code 0924IM283

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ABOUT PETER J. TOMASI
Peter J. Tomasi, recipient of the 2018 Inkpot Award for achievement in comics, is a New York Times best-selling author known not only for his writing on Superman, Batman and Robin, Super Sons, Green Lantern Corps, Batman-Detective Comics, and many more, but also as an award-winning group editor at DC Comics for 15 years where he ushered in new eras for Batman, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern, and the best-seller, Kingdom Come. Tomasi is also the author of House of Penance, nominated for best graphic novel at 2018 Angouleme International Comic Festival, Light Brigade, The Mighty, Blood Tree, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Bridge: The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge published by Abrams ComicArts. Tomasi also wrote the screenplay for the popular animated film “Death of Superman,” and his screenplay for “The Bridge” was on The Black List, as one of the best unproduced Hollywood scripts of that year.
ABOUT FRANCIS MANAPUL
Francis Manapul is a New York Times best seller and an award-winning artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. Best known for his work relaunching The Flash for DC Comics, and following it up with the company’s namesake title, Detective Comics. He is the co-creator and artist of Clear, a Comixology Original series. In the past he has written and illustrated Trinity which stars Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. He has also illustrated Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Adventure Comics accompanied by a prolific career as a cover artist on such titles as The Walking Dead, Shang-Chi, and Green Lantern, just to name a few. In the past, Francis has also dabbled in the world of television as one of the hosts on History Channel’s “Beast Legends.”

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